Liberal Democrats Secure Billions of EU Research Funding for Small Businesses
MEPs voted today to approve the EU's new science programme, Horizon 2020, which will invest almost £60bn in research and innovation over the next seven years.
28 Sep 2013
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Local People Get More Say on Hospitals Thanks to Lib Dems
Lib Dem MPs have secured a number of important concessions in the Care Bill today to give people more say on hospital changes. A raft of checks and balances will be introduced to make sure that changes to local hospital services are not made without local people being able to have their say.
17 Mar 2014
Liberal Democrat Employment Relations Minister, Jo Swinson Outlines Plans to Name and Shame Rogue Employers
Jo Swinson was featured widely in the media last week, talking about her plan to tackle employers who fail to pay the National Minimum Wage.
29 Aug 2013
News from Rickmansworth Liberal Democrats - Three Rivers, a Lib Dem Run Council
The planning application 15/2230/FUL for the redevelopment of the former Gas Works site in Wharf Lane was on the agenda of the TRD Planning Committee on Thursday, 21st January. The Three Rivers District Council (TRDC) refused the application and this was notified in a Decision Letter dated 3rd February, 2016. The principal reasons were (a) Detrimental overdevelopment (b) No provision made for affordable housing.
25 Mar 2016
Lib Dems to Create 100,000 Apprentices
The Liberal Democrats have delivered a huge boost to apprenticeships, with at least 100,000 new apprentices being created over the next two years.
12 Apr 2014
Tory U-Turn on Tax Affairs Disclosures Most Welcome
George Osborne recently, and belatedly, discovered that some wealthy individuals and corporations are using off-shore companies and the diversion of income through companies generally to escape UK tax liabilities. Welcome aboard at last, George!
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13 Apr 2012